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Acts of Abuseby Adam Sampson
Routledge 1993; US$ 59.95An exploration of responses of the judicial system to the explosion of media interest in sexual crimes: this study uses current data on the causes and charts the reactions of the services dealing with the growing number of sex offenders. more...
Child Sexual Abuseby Christopher Bagley; Kathleen King
Routledge 1989; US$ 59.95A comprehensive overview of the causes, treatment and prevention of child sexual abuse which approaches the problem from the perspective of the victims, their families and the offenders themselves. more...
Interrogating Incestby Vikki Bell
Routledge 1993; US$ 59.95Winner of British Sociological Association Philip Abrams Memorial Prize 1993. Examines the taboo of incest from historical and sociological perspectives. Raises important questions on the criminalization of incest. more...
Child Pornographyby Max Taylor; Ethel Quayle
Brunner-Routledge 2003; US$ 34.95This book examines the reality behind the often hysterical media coverage of child pornography, particularly that available via the internet. more...
The Boundaries of Erosby Guido Ruggiero
Oxford University Press 1985; US$ 50.00Using the records of several Venetian courts that dealt with sex crimes, the author traces the evolution of both licit and illicit sexuality during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. By studying illicit sexuality, Professor Ruggiero anllows the reader to understand more fully the institutions, languages, social life, and values not only of this shadow-culture, but also of Venetian society and, ultimately the Renaissance itself. more...
Sex Offenders and the Internetby Dennis Howitt; Kerry Sheldon
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2007; US$ 155.00Online, the opportunity to commit a crime is never more than a few clicks away. Sex Offenders and the Internet explores the nature of online sex offenders in order to help practitioners understand and treat this new category of client. Kerry Sheldon and Dennis Howitt examine the research base by reviewing case studies and psychological profiles, with a particular focus on paedophilic Internet sex offenders. Issues covered include child pornography, the often overlooked ‘excuses’ for paedophilia, and how we can move forward. The result is a book that comprehensively details the nature of Internet sex offenders, bringing together the relevant research into one essential volume. more...
Sexual Deviance, Second Editionby D. Richard Laws; William T. O'Donohue
Guilford Press 2012; US$ 75.00Now in a fully revised and updated second edition, this important work provides authoritative scientific and applied perspectives on the full range of paraphilias and other sexual behavior problems. For each major clinical syndrome, a chapter on psychopathology and theory is followed by a chapter on assessment and treatment. Challenges in working with sex offenders are considered in depth. Thoroughly rewritten to reflect a decade of advances in the field, the second edition features many new chapters and new authors. New topics include an integrated etiological model, sexual deviance across the lifespan, Internet offenders, multiple paraphilias, neurobiological processes, the clinician as expert witness, and public health approaches. more...
Forensic and Medico-legal Aspects of Sexual Crimes and Unusual Sexual Practicesby Anil Aggrawal
Taylor & Francis 2008; US$ 99.95From sexual abuse and fetishism to necrophilia and sadomasochism, this book identifies fourteen classifications of sexual pathologies. It presents detailed comparisons of legal and medical definitions, historical aspects, incidence, and geographical prevalence, as well as potential causes, etiological theories, and psychopathology. more...
Images of Ancient Greek Pederastyby Andrew Lear; Eva Cantarella
Taylor & Francis 2008; US$ 41.95Sexual relations between men and adolescent boys were a social institution in ancient Greece. This book presents the history of Greek pederasty and the scholarship on the topic, with a large number of illustrations. more...
Understanding and Addressing Adult Sexual Attraction to Childrenby Sarah D. Goode
Taylor & Francis 2009; US$ 39.95This groundbreaking book explores what can be done to stop paedophilia, seeking a new understanding of it in order to better prevent child sexual abuse and making use of case studies and primary interview-data. more...









